Šalčininkai District Municipality

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Šalčininkai District Municipality Šalčininkų rajono savivaldybė Samorząd rejonu solecznickiego
Municipality
City centre of Šalčininkai
Coat of arms
Location of Šalčininkai District Municipality
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Dzūkija
County	Vilnius County
Capital	Šalčininkai
Elderships	show List Akmenynė Baltoji Vokė Dainava Dieveniškės Eišiškės Gerviškės Jašiūnai Kalesninkai Pabarė Poškonys Šalčininkai Turgeliai
Area
• Total	1,491 km2 (576 sq mi)
Population  (2020 estimate)
• Total	30,520
• Density	20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	www.salcininkai.lt

Šalčininkai District Municipality (Lithuanian: Šalčininkų rajono savivaldybė; Polish: Samorząd rejonu solecznickiego) is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. It has one of biggest Polish minority populations in Lithuania, with 31,821 or 77,75% (2011 census) of the population claiming Polish ethnicity.^[1] Šalčininkai is the largest town and the administrative center of the district with its newly built quarters, while the second largest town is Eišiškės, more historical town, which was the center of the district and the largest town before 1972.

The south-eastern border of the municipality with Belarus includes a distinctive salient of Lithuanian territory, known as the Dieveniškės appendix, almost completely surrounded by Belarus.

Lithuanian Route 104 passes through the district.

The Poškonys Reservoir (Poškonių tvenkinys) with an area of 0.3 km² on the Gauja River is located in the district.

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Coordinates: 54°20′13″N 25°22′52″E / 54.33694°N 25.38111°E / 54.33694; 25.38111